Criminal justice and neoliberalism [electronic resource] /
by Bell, Emma; Reiner, Robert; ProQuest (Firm).
Material type:
BookPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Description: xiv, 252 p.ISBN: ; .Subject(s): Criminal justice, Administration of | Liberalism | Punishment | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Summary: "This book explores the origins of the so-called "punitive turn" in penal policy across Western nations over the past two decades. It demonstrates how the context of neoliberalism has informed penal policy-making and argues that it is ultimately neoliberalism which has led to the recent intensification of punishment"-- Provided by publisher.
pt. 1. The intensification of punishment -- pt. 2. Explaining punitiveness.
No physical items for this record
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. The intensification of punishment -- pt. 2. Explaining punitiveness.
"This book explores the origins of the so-called "punitive turn" in penal policy across Western nations over the past two decades. It demonstrates how the context of neoliberalism has informed penal policy-making and argues that it is ultimately neoliberalism which has led to the recent intensification of punishment"-- Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education
Lee Yan Fong Library
325-329 Lai Chi Kok Road, Shamshuipo, Kowloon, HONG KONG
Lee Yan Fong Library
325-329 Lai Chi Kok Road, Shamshuipo, Kowloon, HONG KONG